ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maajh mahalaa 3 |
Maajh, Third Mehl:
ਊਤਮ ਜਨਮੁ ਸੁਥਾਨਿ ਹੈ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
aootam janam suthaan hai vaasaa |
Sublime is their birth, and the place where they dwell.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਘਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥
satigur seveh ghar maeh udaasaa |
Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their own being.
ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
har rang raheh sadaa rang raate har ras man tripataavaniaa |1|
They abide in the Lord's Love, and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled with the Lord's Essence. ||1||
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਪੜਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vaaree jeeo vaaree parr bujh man vasaavaniaa |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who read of the Lord, who understand and enshrine Him within their minds.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
guramukh parreh har naam salaaheh dar sachai sobhaa paavaniaa |1| rahaau |
The Gurmukhs read and praise the Lord's Name; they are honored in the True Court. ||1||Pause||
ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
alakh abheo har rahiaa samaae |
The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere.
ਉਪਾਇ ਨ ਕਿਤੀ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਏ ॥
aupaae na kitee paaeaa jaae |
He cannot be obtained by any effort.
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
kirapaa kare taa satigur bhettai nadaree mel milaavaniaa |2|
If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru. By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. ||2||
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਪੜੈ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
doojai bhaae parrai nahee boojhai |
One who reads, while attached to duality, does not understand.
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਲੂਝੈ ॥
tribidh maaeaa kaaran loojhai |
He yearns for the three-phased Maya.
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
tribidh bandhan tootteh gurasabadee gurasabadee mukat karaavaniaa |3|
The bonds of the three-phased Maya are broken by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Through the Guru's Shabad, liberation is achieved. ||3||
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਚੰਚਲੁ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
eihu man chanchal vas na aavai |
This unstable mind cannot be held steady.
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥
dubidhaa laagai deh dis dhaavai |
Attached to duality, it wanders in the ten directions.
ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਚਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
bikh kaa keerraa bikh meh raataa bikh hee maeh pachaavaniaa |4|
It is a poisonous worm, drenched with poison, and in poison it rots away. ||4||
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰੇ ਤੈ ਆਪੁ ਜਣਾਏ ॥
hau hau kare tai aap janaae |
Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off.
ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
bahu karam karai kichh thaae na paae |
They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no acceptance.
ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
tujh te baahar kichhoo na hovai bakhase sabad suhaavaniaa |5|
Without You, Lord, nothing happens at all. You forgive those who are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad. ||5||
ਉਪਜੈ ਪਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
aupajai pachai har boojhai naahee |
They are born, and they die, but they do not understand the Lord.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਫਿਰਾਹੀ ॥
anadin doojai bhaae firaahee |
Night and day, they wander, in love with duality.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਆ ਹੈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
manamukh janam geaa hai birathaa ant geaa pachhutaavaniaa |6|
The lives of the self-willed manmukhs are useless; in the end, they die, regretting and repenting. ||6||
ਪਿਰੁ ਪਰਦੇਸਿ ਸਿਗਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਏ ॥
pir parades sigaar banaae |
The Husband is away, and the wife is getting dressed up.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੁ ਐਸੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਏ ॥
manamukh andh aise karam kamaae |
This is what the blind, self-willed manmukhs are doing.
ਹਲਤਿ ਨ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਲਤਿ ਨ ਢੋਈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
halat na sobhaa palat na dtoee birathaa janam gavaavaniaa |7|
They are not honored in this world, and they shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. They are wasting their lives in vain. ||7||
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
har kaa naam kinai viralai jaataa |
How rare are those who know the Name of the Lord!
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥
poore gur kai sabad pachhaataa |
Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, the Lord is realized.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥
anadin bhagat kare din raatee sahaje hee sukh paavaniaa |8|
Night and day, they perform the Lord's devotional service; day and night, they find intuitive peace. ||8||
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਈ ॥
sabh meh varatai eko soee |
That One Lord is pervading in all.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
guramukh viralaa boojhai koee |
Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੯॥੨੯॥੩੦॥
naanak naam rate jan soheh kar kirapaa aap milaavaniaa |9|29|30|
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are beautiful. Granting His Grace, God unites them with Himself. ||9||29||30||